Executing God
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Why did God have to murder his only son to pay our debts? What kind of vengeful, violent God can only be satisfied by vicarious blood atonement? In Executing God, theologian Sharon Baker presents a biblically based and theologically sound critique of popular theories of the atonement. Concerned about the number of acts of violence performed in the name of God, Baker challenges cultural assumptions about the death of Jesus and its meaning to Christians. She ultimately offers a constructive alternate view of atonement based on God's forgiveness that opens up salvation to a wider group of people.
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Sharon L. Baker is an associate professor of theology and religion and the author of Razing Hell: Rethinking Everything You've Been Taught about God's Wrath and Judgment, along with numerous articles on hell and non-violent atonement.
Content
- Cover
- Half-title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. God Gone Bad? Religion Gone Bad?
- 2. Truth in Metaphor
- 3. Traditional Doctrines-the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- 4. The Problem of God in the Atonement
- 5. What Is Justice?
- 6. An Economy of Forgiveness
- 7. The Costly Sacrifice: Nothing but the Blood
- 8. Re-Tuning At-one-ment
- 9. An Alternative View
- Afterword
- Notes
- Index
